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The Child Next Door: An unputdownable psychological thriller with a brilliant twist
- Narrated by: Katie Villa
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
"Oh my. A captivating unputdownable evocative emotional twisted thriller. Oh that ending.... OMG that ending did NOT expect that. It blew me away...." (Read Along With Sue, 5 stars)
"Don’t take my baby."
Kirstie Rawlings is jolted awake by a child crying. Racing upstairs to check on her newborn, she is plunged into every parents’ worst nightmare. She hears an unknown voice in the baby monitor, saying: "Let’s take the child - and go."
Is someone trying to steal her little girl?
In the bedroom, her daughter is safe asleep in her cot. Is the voice coming from a nearby house? But there aren’t any other children living on her quiet country road....
The police don't believe her. And neither does her husband.
Kirstie knows something isn’t right. She thought she could trust her neighbours, now she isn’t sure. As she unravels the secrets of the people living on her street, Kirstie’s perfect life begins to fall apart.
Because someone is hiding a terrible lie. And they will do anything to stop Kirstie uncovering the truth. But is the danger closer to home than she thinks?
From the top 10 best-selling author of The Secret Mother, this completely gripping psychological thriller will make you wonder what really goes on behind closed doors. And will keep you guessing from the first minutes until the final shocking twist.
Critic reviews
"Hooked from the very first page...I finished The Child Next Door in less than a day!.... I was left staring open-mouthed at the last page because I just couldn't believe what I just read...left me both speechless and wanting for more." (It's All About Books)
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- Mrs A
- 25-05-18
Amazing
Another one of Shalini Boland's I couldn't stop listening to.
Well narrated, compelling story, relatable characters and great twists
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- MDEEGS
- 25-02-19
Good Narration, frustrating character
I listened to the full book as I wanted to know what happened but I found myself rolling my eyes and being insanely frustrated with the lead character.
I had read other reviews which talked of this amazing twist at the end but I found it quite bizarre. The main story ended not with a big twist but a reveal which was neither shocking or particularly surprising considering how the story unfolded. Then there was an additional element which was the suggested big twist, I assume to keep us thinking and hope for a second book but it just came across as bizarre and pasted onto the end.
It is ashame, the concept is great but it really fell flat for me.
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- Margaret Isherwood
- 24-01-19
Wow wow wow
I loved this it kept me gripped the whole way through I haven’t read anything by Shalini Boland but I will definitely read more This was so read by Katie Villa
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- Christopher baldwin
- 02-05-20
Really brilliant
It really was great from start to finish a great story all the way through
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- donnadoo
- 30-08-18
Excellent!
What a great story, kept me guessing all the way to the end and such a great twist!
The narration was superb, I thoroughly enjoyed this book
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- Jules
- 07-04-19
On and on and on...
I got to within two hours of the end and lost the will even to try to care who was doing what to whom so I sent it back. Yes, I probably missed the good part of the story but I don’t care.
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- Connie
- 03-05-19
frustrating is places but great ending
found myself getting a bit frustrated in the middle thinking is she crazy or is there actually something going on. Twists were great though and the epilogue was the best I ever read!
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- sunbeam
- 11-01-23
Excellent
Loved this story and never even considered the twist at the end. Sat all day listening to this story. Couldn’t put it down.
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- carly r.
- 28-07-20
wow great story
loved it ♥️💙 great Twista and turns really enjoyed listening to this book wow wow
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- Pen Name
- 13-06-20
BRILL *****
Great Story! Could not put it down..love these books..can't wait to read the next one by Shalini Boland, Especially if it's narrated by Katie Villa. ❤
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